# Incident 19971026035459I: Lockheed L-1011-385-1, Kansas City, MO, October 26, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1997, 10:43 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N741DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N741DA-2004-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (registry code 5265010, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 216
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971026035459I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON 10/26/97 DELTA AIRLINES, INC. (DALA) FLIGHT 571 DEPARTED CVG ENROUTE TO SLC. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE L-1 WINDOW HEAT SENSOR, THE LEFT WINDOW HEAT CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO MCI AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. TROUBLE SHOOTING WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY DALA MAINTENANCE. THE L-1 WINDOW, TERMINAL BLOCK AND WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER WAS REPLACED BY DALA MAINTENANCE PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT BEING RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT (CE98IGO0011) IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE FILING OF THIS REPORT. (PTRS CE059805780).

## Other reports on N741DA (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19971211040569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971211040569I), Dec 11, 1997: Lkheed 10113851 (N741DA), San Francisco, CA. Capt pitot heat failed. Both fms's failed. Lost rudder hydraulic limiter and mach feel. Landed overweight.
- [Incident 19881129067249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881129067249I), Nov 29, 1988: Lkheed 10113851 (N741DA), Covington - Cin, OH. Left main gear departed taxiway after exiting runway and became stuck in the mud.
- [Incident 19850120002419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850120002419I), Jan 20, 1985: Lkheed 10113851 (N741DA), Chicago, IL. On landing roll engine flamed out. Shutdown, discharged fire bottles. Result no pneumatic system configuration.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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